Which entity is responsible for activating the disaster plan during a mass casualty incident (MCI)?
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Local emergency management system
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State emergency management system
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Federal emergency management agency
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Hospital-level emergency management system
Test-Taking Tip: Choose the best answer for questions asking for a single answer. More than one answer may be correct, but one answer may contain more information or more important information than another answer.
An emergency nursing staff member is performing defibrillation/cardioversion and special resuscitation for clients who sustained injuries in a tsunami. Which certification does the emergency nursing staff member possess?
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Basic Life Support(BLS)
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Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
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Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
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Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification allows nurses to perform electrical therapies, special resuscitation, and invasive airway management. Basic Life Support(BLS) certification is granted when the nurse performs airway maintenance or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) certification indicates that a nurse has core emergency nursing skill and knowledge. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification is needed to perform neonatal and pediatric resuscitation.
Which medical relief team would the nurse explain provides relief services ranging from primary healthcare and triage to evacuation and staffing to assist healthcare facilities in a massive disaster?
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Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
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Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT)
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Hospital Incident Command System (HICS)
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International Medical Surgical Response Teams (IMSuRTs)
The DMAT is a team of civilian, medical, and paraprofessionals who are deployed to a disaster area. They provide relief services ranging from primary healthcare and triage to evacuation and staffing to assist healthcare facilities in a massive disaster. The MRC is a group of volunteer medical and public healthcare professionals. The MRC helps healthcare settings that face personnel shortages in a mass casualty event. The HICS is a facility-level organizational model to homogenize disaster operations. The IMSuRTs provide fully functional field surgical facilities in a mass casualty event whenever needed.
What type of healthcare does a person who is "worried well" require? Select all that apply.
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Evaluation
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Reassurance
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Hospitalization
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Diagnostic tests
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Preventive treatment
A person who is "worried well" wants evaluation, reassurance, and preventive treatment. This person does not ask for hospitalization or diagnostic tests.
What is the role of the "doorkeeper" in a critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) team?
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Helping dispel any feelings of blame or guilt in the participants
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Encouraging group discussion through asking a series of questions
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Educating participants about self-care concepts and coping strategies to use immediately
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